Chapter 217: knighted
When the emperor first arrived in Daming Mansion, he was guarded by the two generals, the Cui family and the Cui family, and the noble family and the Xungui family, as well as hundreds of elite soldiers. , Of course the original ambition of the Nine Kings could not succeed.
The nine kings did not set a name, so most of them naturally shifted their loyalty to the current emperor.
But the emperor always felt that these people were only afraid that their hearts would be more toward the Nine Kings.
He also felt guilty for not being able to use people and making wrong decisions that led to the situation today, and also for the fact that he escaped alone, but did not rescue the emperor, because he was afraid that those generals would see that he was inferior to the Nine Kings.
The emperor felt uneasy, he wanted to summon the generals to discuss ways to defeat the enemy and save the emperor, but he was completely unconfident in his own abilities.
Thinking of Zhang Xiangu's great powers and her ability to see things accurately, the emperor wanted to ask her for advice, so that he could say a few words to convince the generals when discussing matters with the generals.
The emperor walked to the courtyard where Zhang Su lived with only one servant.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a woman in a white fairy robe practicing martial arts in the courtyard.
But instead of practicing swords and knives, she danced a white practice.
I saw that Wu Rong was dancing in the dance, with a graceful and romantic posture, and the woman looked like a country and a city.
When he was the prince, there were still many concubines in the mansion, but their beauty was not as good as this man's finger.
Only a woman like Zhang Xiangu can match her.
Unfortunately, he also heard that Zhang Xiangu was married, and her husband was also a Taoist immortal.
The emperor was staring blankly when he saw Bai Lian flying towards him. The woman found someone breaking in and naturally attacked.
When she found out that it was the emperor, she was taken aback and hurriedly closed the recruitment.
The woman came up to Yingying Fushen: "See the emperor! The little girl didn't know it was the emperor who arrived, so I was very rude."
The emperor heard it and said, "You...you are Xiangu Hu? Why are you like this?"
This woman was Xue Ji. She was well dressed today. Knowing that the emperor was finally here, she began to stage a script to seduce the emperor.
Xue Ji said: "In order to save the holy car before, we all changed our face, not intending to deceive the king, but also ask the emperor to forgive."
The emperor found that although this woman was highly skilled in martial arts and worshipped in the Immortal Sect, she spoke softly and softly, which made it easy for people to get close. She is not like Zhang Xiangu, even if she smiles, it makes people feel as cold as Kunlun ice and snow.
The emperor said: "Those who don't know are not guilty. Is Zhang Xiangu here?"
Xue Ji said: "It's also a coincidence that my nephew and Lu'er went out to inquire about news, while uncle and brother went to help General Chong and nephew Cui recruit righteous people. Because I ran thousands of miles a few days ago and hurt my heart. Leave me alone at home."
The emperor hurriedly said: "Xian Gu is still injured? Is it serious?"
Xue Ji smiled and said, "It's much better. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Your Majesty, don't always stand. If you don't dislike it, come in and sit down."
How can the emperor refuse the request of a beauty?
After entering the room, Xue Ji made tea for the emperor herself, and the emperor saw that her tea ceremony was elegant and beautiful, and he was even more yearning. As for the concubines he lost in Beijing, he couldn't remember any of them.
The beauty started chatting with the emperor from the tea ceremony, explaining the words gently and comforting him.
The emperor is a pig, he doesn't know how to use people, he doesn't understand the common sense of things, and he can be cared for by beautiful women who say that he is mistaken by treacherous officials.
"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. In fact, the Beidi people are not terrible, they are the heavy armored cavalry. On that day, my uncle and I entered the army and also killed hundreds of cavalry. In this matter, their importance was The armored cavalry is only five or six thousand cavalry, killing one cavalry less than one cavalry."
The emperor said: "It turns out that Hu Xiangu also participated in the battle of Nancheng that day. But after all, there are very few people with Xiangu's martial arts skills. Otherwise, they would not be able to defend the capital."
"The Celestial Dynasty has always adopted Xuanmen as the state religion. My uncle and I went down the mountain to help the emperor on the orders of our ancestors."
The emperor thought of the snow deer that could transform into a human being, and it was it that carried itself to run, and there was no doubt that they had mana. Li Shilang was rescued by Zhang Qing. When Zhang Qing used the spell, Li Shilang had fainted, but the ability of someone who was able to break out of the Beidi army barracks and rescue a civil servant who had no power to tie the chicken with his hands can be imagined.
Before, his reliance on the fake Rokko Raiders was mistaken by the traitor, but this time the real immortal came down to help him.
The emperor said, "Will the fairy help me?"
Xue Ji smiled and said: "After the uncle saved the emperor, he was going to go back to the mountain. After all, the uncle was still waiting for her. But now the Central Plains are in chaos and the people are suffering. If it can be pacified soon, it will also be a meritorious deed and get a positive result as soon as possible. "
The emperor couldn't help being awe-inspiring and said: "If the fairy can stay and help me, I will definitely treat me with kindness."
Xue Ji looked at the emperor, obviously not very smart, but she didn't have to choose for big things.
Xue Ji said: "The emperor wants to ask my uncle how to help you? Although she is highly skilled in martial arts and proficient in the art of war, she is afraid that she will not be able to go to the Beidi camp again to rescue the emperor and Wenwu for His Majesty. After all, there are thousands of troops. In the camp, there are also demon masters from the Moon Worship Cult, who rescued the emperor from all kinds of difficulties before, and the Beidi people are probably more cautious."
The emperor said: "Xiangu is powerful, can't she spread beans to form an army and fight against Beidi's army?"
Xue Ji secretly said: Is this an idiot with no lower limit? No wonder it managed to dodge all the useful advice and take all the idiot's advice two years ago. It's okay to be a little stupid, don't be too brainy to control.
Xue Ji said: "If the other party uses magic, my uncle will certainly not be polite, but if the other party doesn't use magic, neither will my uncle."
"Why is this?"
"Humans are human, immortals have immortals, and the six realms are well-ordered and should not be easily overstepped, otherwise they will be punished by the heavens. Humanity is a matter of human society. Uncles and brothers use the methods of humanity when they save the emperor, but when they meet the moon worshiping monster, The uncle fights with him, and it is for this reason. The moon worshiping demons followed Beidi's army southwards, and they did not easily come forward to charge for the Beidi princes. They only asked the gods to bless them and everything went smoothly."
The emperor can understand such words, and he yearns for the immortal way. The emperors of all dynasties and the emperors of the Ming Dynasty had this hope, not to mention the Jiajing Emperor who cultivated Taoism, even the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Yongzheng.
The emperor asked about Immortal Dao again, Xue Ji mixed the truth and the false, and said: "The emperor forgives the little girl to say bluntly, now the emperor has been swallowed by Bei Di, and he has not regained his heart. Immortal Dao and Divine Dao are both difficult. I begged."
The emperor asked again, "Is there a difference between the way of immortality and the way of God?"
Xue Ji explained that the Three Flowers Gathering on the Top of the Immortal Dao, the Five Qi Chaoyuan, and the path of cultivating merits and virtues to become immortals over the eons, while the Shinto way is the cultivation of merits and virtues in the world, and after death, there is an endless amount of energy, and after death, the gods cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation.
"There is this difference between immortal and divine. My uncle is naturally a cultivator of immortals, but ordinary people rarely find her qualifications and circumstances. Originally, a person as valuable as an emperor, devoted himself to rites, worked hard, and blessed the common people. It is difficult to find immortals and achieve divine It’s also fate. But Bei Di broke into the capital and swallowed His Majesty’s Wang Qi, so it’s not possible. Only I broke into Bei Di Shengjing, and Your Majesty swallowed the Bei Di Emperor’s Wang Qi to make up for it… But how difficult it is.”
The emperor said: "It's actually like this... I regret that I should have listened to the words of the traitor, failed to protect the country, lost the capital, made me angry, and implicated the people."
Xue Ji said: "The emperor is now assisted by King Jiuxian, General Chong, General Cui, Lord Zong, and Lord Li, and it is still possible to recover the capital."
It was the first time the emperor heard the title "King of Nine Sages", but he immediately realized that it was referring to his nine younger brothers. The nine kings served as the military marshal for one year, and he was very popular among the soldiers. Apart from the old master who valued him, there were also a few fierce generals under the nine kings account.
"Recovering the capital is easier said than done..."
"The emperor must recover the capital, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable! If the emperor does not recover the capital, he will be reincarnated in a hundred years..."
Suddenly the sky rumbled and Xue Ji ran out of the house, only to see the dark clouds rolling outside, Xue Ji quickly knelt down and apologized.
"When the sky goes up again, the disciple is anxious for a while, not intentionally revealing the secret. Please spare the disciple this time."
Rumbling and thunder, Xue Ji hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy. The emperor, who was cowardly and timid, also went out of the house and knelt down.
Xue Ji kowtowed three times before the thunder stopped, the dark clouds dissipated, and Xue Ji was also sweating profusely.
Xue Ji got up, and the servants also helped the emperor, Xue Ji said: "The emperor, don't ask the little girl, if the little girl leaks the secret, the little girl will not be tolerated by the sky. If the emperor has any difficulties in the society, you should ask the Jiu Xian more often. Wang', his blessing is not small, and he should be able to help the emperor."
After Xue Ji finished speaking, she wanted to go back to the house, but her feet softened and she fell into the emperor's arms. The emperor instinctively hugged her, only to feel a faint fragrance that eroded the soul.
The emperor hadn't been close to a woman for a long time, and he almost couldn't hold it back at this time, but he knew that this was an immortal aunt he couldn't touch.
She started to fight, only to see that she was almost weakened by the heavens because of leaking the secret. At this time, the fragrance was dripping with sweat, like a new lotus after the rain, and it was like a dewy peony in the morning, and it was absolutely gorgeous.
The emperor's former concubines of various colors, how can she have a point? Such eyes, such a temperament, are only possessed by fairies.
Xue Ji's face flushed, as if panicked and shy, making the emperor even more fascinated.
"Your Majesty, let me go..."
Only then did the emperor let her go, and she was disappointed. Xue Ji Yingying was blessed and said, "The little girl is not feeling well, so I'm sorry for the inconvenience of entertaining the emperor."
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After the emperor returned to his palace, he thought for a moment that the imperial capital had been lost in his own hands, and was swallowed "a number of breaths"; for a moment, he thought that the "King of Nine Sages" had already contributed to the court and was popular with people, and his luck was not small; Fairy.
The emperor was physically and mentally uneasy, and suddenly he brought in Li Shilang, who was in trouble with him. Li Shilang was average, but he was loyal to him in the end.
After Li Shilang received the ceremony, the emperor said, "Is Aiqing better?"
"Weichen thank the emperor for your concern, it's much better."
The emperor gave him his seat and sighed: "The scene of being a prisoner in the past often comes to my mind. Now that the father and the emperor are in the enemy camp, am I really exhausted because I have wronged the country?"
Although Li Shilang was a civil servant, he turned out to be a war-fighting faction. He had a strong personality and was not afraid of death.
Li Shilang got up and said: "Your Majesty's words are serious. Now the king of soldiers and horses in the world will be able to expel the Tartars and return to the capital."
The emperor said again: "The ninth brother's merit is in Sheji, he is intelligent, knowledgeable and strong, and he is also known as the virtuous king. If my Zen is in the ninth brother, can I, the Zhao family, be able to regain people's hearts?"
Li Shilang hurriedly bowed: "Your Majesty! It is absolutely impossible! As long as the Emperor appoints loyal ministers and good generals, he will surely be able to revive the Heavenly Dynasty."
The emperor said: "But now the enemy is powerful, and now these tens of thousands of soldiers are not in my heart. The ninth brother is worthy, if he has this destiny, I only hope that he can restore my Zhao family, lest I enter the Jiuquan, I don't have the honor to see my ancestors."
Li Shilang had only recently arrived. He didn't know the situation. He also said that all the nine kings really had the support of the rebel army.
Li Shilang said: "The emperor also has General Zhong and General Cui."
The emperor said: "They don't have a thousand people, so what can they do?"
Li Shilang thought about it for a long time, and said: "It will take some time to retrain troops and horses. There is also Zhang Yishi, who is unstoppable. He was in the enemy camp that day, and Prince Beidi grabbed him and stepped forward to humiliate him. If you can defeat the guards, capture Prince Bei Di as a pledge, and rescue me from the camp. If you have the loyalty of such a warrior, the emperor will definitely be able to defeat the enemy."
The emperor said: "If I worship him as a general, I don't know if he can accept it."
At this time, the emperor also understood very well that although Zhong, Cui and the others were trying to save Zhang Su, but at this time they had absolutely no reason for the Nine Kings.
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The next day, the imperial decree arrived, and it was Li Shilang who came to read the imperial decree. The imperial decree praised Zhang Su, Zhang Qing and others for a long time, and then named Zhang Su as "Mrs. Protecting the Country" and worshiped Zhang Qing as the commander of the left wing of the "Supporting the Japanese Army", responsible for recruiting the rebels and rebuilding the "Supporting the Japanese Army".
Zhang Su and Zhang Qing went to Xie En, and they met Chong Han, General Cui, and Cui Liang. It turned out that Chong Han and General Cui had military power and were given official titles, and Cui Liang was promoted to the commander of the "Dragon Guard Army" right wing. Now, responsible for rebuilding the "Dragon Guards".
When they went in to thank them, the emperor was quite happy. He regarded these people as "royalists" who could oppose the "King Nine Sages" secretly.
But when he spoke, the emperor still exposed his impatient nature, and asked how long it would take to train the elite and regain the capital.
Or the old ministers such as Zhong and Cui played it right, and the emperor temporarily calmed down.
Zhang Su is still not very happy, she has the title of "Mrs. Protecting the Country", but she has no military power, but asking for military power by herself is too cheap.
Zhang Su returned to the yard with an angry face, while Zhang Qing was half happy and half worried.
Zhang Qing said: "I've never been a mortal general before, but this time it's new. But this box is full of 25,000 people. Where can I recruit? Who wants military pay? The emperor has no money right now."
Zhang Su noticed that Zhang Qing was looking at her, and couldn't help but say, "Dead lion, smelly lion, you got cheap and still behaved well, what do you see me doing?"
Zhang Qing didn't care about her calling him broken, and smiled: "I've heard for a long time that my uncle is resourceful. I want to recruit troops, but I don't have the money. Of course I have to ask my uncle."
Zhang Sudao: "You ask your senior brother Zhao Gongming to go and ask me what to do?"
Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Brother Zhao is also restricted by heaven's rules, so he can't give me gold and silver for no reason."
Cen Biqing suddenly smiled and said, "Madam, we haven't used the poison you asked Master Hu to get last time."
Zhang Su clapped his hands and said: "Wang, Cui and others have been grinding, focusing on saving the emperor, I forgot about this matter, **** it! Damn! That Wang Daoling's character is not very good, but he is self-taught in practicing poison. ."
She wanted to poison the capital, but after saving the cowardly emperor, she was no longer in the capital.
Cen Biqing smiled and said, "He is a toad, what kind of 'character' does he need? Besides, if he has character, can he do this?"
Zhang Su stomped back and forth with her hands behind her back, and drew a map with her brush. Thinking of the historical prototype, she drew several routes.
"Let's go and discuss with General Chong, and call Cui Liang."
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"Attack the camp?" Chong Han said in shock, "Beidi cavalry come and go like the wind, how can it be so easy? Besides, there are always scouts near the Beidi camp, our army has been discovered before they approached, and then the cavalry swept away. ."
Zhang Sudao: "According to common sense, that's right. But if most of them are poisoned, then wouldn't cavalry not be cavalry?"
Chong Han said, "Poisoning? What kind of poison? It's not easy to poison the Bei Di army, and we don't have so much poison."
Zhang Su said, "I do have poison, not much, about a thousand pounds..."
Chong Han's eyes lit up: "So many? Then how should I go down?"
Zhang Sudao: "It's time for the Hu people to go north. It's not good to bring so many prisoners and robberies along the way. Seeing that the weather is getting warmer and warmer, the ice and snow have disappeared."
Chong Han nodded, Zhang Su opened the map of the Central Plains that he had drawn, and pointed: "They have too much baggage, this is the only way for them to return to the north, and there is no reason to bypass Hedong Road. We send elites The first person in a small unit of 100 people was charged with 100 to 20 jin of poison, and disguised himself as a commoner to find suitable villages and towns on the official roads. The entire North China Plain is not dense with waterways, and the people in the North rely on well water for their daily drinking water. I don’t believe it. They never stop when they pass by, never draw water from a well."
Cen Biqing said: "A poison of this kind is like being infected with an epidemic. Even their Lunatic Cultists will find it difficult to find."
Chong Han said: "Beidi has taken over the capital, are you sure they will retreat and not take over my country?"
Zhang Sudao: "Beidi's population is too small, the Central Plains are vast, and foreigners want to rule, how easy is it to say? The elites are all in the customs, aren't they afraid in their bones? Retreat first when they get enough benefits, and they support puppets to grow themselves, gradually nibbling away, is the feasible way. ."
Chong Han said: "I'm going to discuss with Lord Zong..."
Zhang Sudao: "No, if the mechanism is not secret, it will lead to harm. I will act first, and when there is a 60% chance of winning, we will send someone to send a letter. You have to convince the emperor, the nine princes and the adults to send troops in time."
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The next day, the emperor lost his mind again, thinking of Xue Ji's peerless demeanor, he touched the small courtyard where they were temporarily staying, and when he asked the servants who swept the floor, he said that he had gone to a field to recruit troops.
The emperor thought that Xiangu, Madam Huguo and Master Zhang Qing were out of the same family, so it was normal to go to help at this time, and only returned to his living room in a daze.
At this time, Zhang Su, Zhang Qing, Cen, Hu, Cui and others had already brought 100 elites to make up the common people to travel to Hebei official road.
They found several villages next to the official road in the southern part of Yizhou, and were ravaged by Beidi either uninhabited or with a few villagers sporadically.
They also deterred a few villagers from going south, emptied the villages, and then hid in the nearby forest, waiting for the rabbits.
It was not until the first ten days of April that Xuelu, who had gone out to inquire, returned, saying that Bei Di's retreating army would arrive in a day or two.
Zhang Su hurriedly asked Xue Ji to go back to Daming Mansion to report the news, and then ordered these hundred elites to divide the labor and go to the wells of the villages along the way to poison them.
The army was 60,000 to 70,000 Beidi people and tens of thousands of civilians and prisoners, and a village would definitely not be able to station them.
In one day, the poisoned elite soldiers have all returned, all in high spirits, looking forward to the arrival of Bei Di soldiers.
Anyway, Zhang Su has already said that the army of Beidi will **** the gold and silver treasures back. As long as the army of the generals will be killed and let them enter the baggage area, everyone can take as much as they can.